What is the cause of uterine contractions during the third month of pregnancy?

Many pregnant women experience uterine contractions in the third month of pregnancy, but no one knows the reason or what uterine contractions are. They have all heard of the term uterine contractions, but few pregnant women have actually experienced it. Because most women choose cesarean section, they have the surgery before uterine contractions occur, so pregnant women know very little about this common sense. Let us understand what uterine contractions are in the third month of pregnancy.

Uterine contractions are an important feature of labor: regular uterine contractions. In the weeks before delivery, the uterine muscles are more sensitive and irregular uterine contractions will occur, lasting for a short time, being weak, or limited to the lower part of the uterus. It stops after several hours and cannot cause the cervix to open, so it is not labor and is called false labor. The contractions of the uterus during labor are regular. Initially, the interval is about 10 minutes, and pregnant women feel abdominal pain, and then the duration of the pain gradually increases to 40 seconds to 60 seconds. The severity increases and the interval shortens to about 3 to 5 minutes. When the uterus contracts and abdominal pain occurs, the lower abdomen may feel hard.

What are contractions?

Uterine contraction: Uterine contraction (i.e. uterine contraction) is irregular and weak at first, then gradually becomes regular, increasingly stronger, longer in duration, and shorter in intervals, such as 2-3 minutes, lasting 50-60 seconds.

What contractions feel like in the last few months of pregnancy are irregular contractions, especially in the last few weeks. After the fetal movement, just put your hands on your abdomen and you will feel your abdomen hardening from time to time. This type of uterine contraction is irregular, non-cyclical, and painless.

By the due date, only painful uterine contractions are the precursor to labor. Some women feel the pain of the beginning of uterine contractions in the abdomen, while others feel it in the waist. Don't be nervous and be scared by the contractions. In fact, if the contractions are not strong, you may not feel them or they may be the same as the lower abdominal pain during menstruation. The intensity of pain also varies from person to person. When contractions cause you mild pain. The intensity of pain also varies from person to person. When uterine contractions cause you slight pain, after a while it passes, the pain gradually becomes stronger, the intervals between them shorten, and the pain duration prolongs. The contractions come like waves, with waves of pain spreading to the lower abdomen, or there may be lower back pain and a feeling of defecation. This type of contraction is in preparation for the birth of the baby. So this little pain is nothing. As long as you cooperate with the doctor and use the breathing exercises you have practiced to coordinate the contractions, you can successfully go through the delivery.

Please remember Dr. Reed's words: "When the mother is tense, the cervix contracts; when the mother is relaxed, the cervix relaxes." I hope it will help you complete your task smoothly.

What should I pay attention to when I have frequent uterine contractions?

About a month before delivery, contractions begin. Some people don’t feel anything at the beginning. Only when they touch their belly with their hands will they feel the contractions, and pregnant mothers will feel that the frequency of contractions is getting higher and higher.

Professor Yu said: Generally speaking, when calculating uterine contractions, if the number of contractions is around 10 per hour, it is considered to be relatively frequent. You should go to the hospital in time and take some drugs to inhibit uterine contractions under the guidance of a doctor to prevent premature birth.

If the contractions are not very frequent and there is no abdominal pain, just rest.

It should be noted that you should not take medicine on your own, and taking medicine generally cannot relieve the symptoms. At this time, pregnant mothers should pay attention to rest, especially avoid stimulating the abdomen. If uterine contractions are accompanied by severe abdominal pain, for example, pain that makes you restless and affects your work and life, you need to go to the hospital for treatment.

Uterine contractions and uterine pain

I often hear the word "uterine contraction" during pregnancy, but I have never understood what it is. From the meaning of the word, I think it means that you should feel the contraction. But it was not until after giving birth that I realized that the most intuitive description of this word should be that when you feel your stomach getting tight and hard in waves during pregnancy, it is called uterine contractions.

In this case, I have occasionally had this feeling since the third month. When I was walking, I felt my stomach tightening and painful. The way I relieved it was to stop immediately and bend over slightly. It would be fine after a while. The only problem was to rest!

There is a direct relationship between uterine contractions and the amount of activity of the pregnant woman. As the pregnancy progresses and the fetus grows larger, the pregnant woman's body burden becomes heavier and heavier. The uterus becomes more sensitive than usual, and even the slightest stimulation can cause the abdomen to harden.

Most uterine contractions are physiological phenomena. If the frequency is within the normal range, there is no problem. However, if the frequency is too high and it lasts for more than an hour,

If there is no relief, you need to start with your daily life and pay attention to the following points to prevent uterine contractions.

First, don’t walk too much or lift too much heavy objects. If you walk too much, the weight of the fetus alone will be a huge burden on the mother. In addition, carrying heavy objects will cause abdominal force, which can easily cause uterine contractions.

Second, lying down and resting and keeping quiet when you are tired will be very effective.

Third, don’t accumulate stress. Mental fatigue, like physical fatigue, can lead to various problems. The accumulated stress can also easily cause the abdomen to become hard. It is best to relax both physically and mentally.

Fourth, prevent catching cold. Air conditioning makes the lower limbs and waist too cold, which can easily cause uterine contractions. It is also important to wear socks and cover yourself with a blanket to prevent catching a cold.

You can also try using breathing techniques when contractions occur.

First, lie flat, close your eyes, and breathe deeply through your nose.

Second, breathe deeply through your mouth to relax your abdomen.

Third, after inhaling through your nose, hold your breath, and then exhale long.

The above is the cause of uterine contractions in three months of pregnancy and a comprehensive understanding of uterine contractions. I believe that after paying attention to this issue, many pregnant women will not have a phobia of uterine contractions, so pregnant women should not be afraid of uterine contractions. This is a normal phenomenon, but it usually occurs in the late pregnancy. If the pregnancy is three months, it belongs to the early pregnancy. Uterine contractions in the early stage are false contractions caused by mental tension and lack of rest.